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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Heisei late / Reiwa early

秋場所 Aki 2008

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 14, 2008
End
Sep 28, 2008
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
41
Bouts
281
Foreign
34%
Sansho
2

Makuuchi yusho

Hakuho Sho

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 2008, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L East Rank West W–L
14–1 Y1 5–5–5
11–4 O1 8–7
9–6 O2 9–6
12–3
Harumafuji Kohei Shukun
S1 6–9
8–7 K1 4–11
6–9 M1 4–11
6–9 M2 0–0–15
6–9 M3 0–0
8–7 M4 6–9
7–8 M5
Goeido Gotaro Kanto
10–5
8–7 M6 6–9
1–2–12 M7 6–9
M8 5–10
8–7 M9 9–6
8–7 M10 11–4
7–8 M11 6–9
7–8 M12 9–6
6–9 M13 7–8
9–6 M14 7–8
4–11 M15 2–13
8–7 M16 10–5

Top kimarite 281 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 81 28.8%
oshidashi Push out 66 23.5%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 23 8.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 15 5.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.3%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.0%
okuridashi Rear push out 10 3.6%

281 bouts · 14/41 foreign-born (34%) · venue capacity 11,098